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Erode receives 112 mm of rain, key roads inundated

HEAVY rain lashed Erode on Tuesday disrupting normal life. Due to the rain, district administration had also declared holiday for schools.

Chopper over MTR: Tribunal warns officials

THE southern bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cautioned the forest department and Nilgiris district administration after a private helicopter flew over the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) and Mukurthi National Park in violation of norms. The incident, which occurred on December 27, 2023, prompted NGT to register a suo motu case.

DMK govt scuttling oppn party protests, meetings: Edappadi

THE DMK government's aim is to create hurdles to other political parties and try to stop their meetings and demonstrations, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said at Konganapuram on Tuesday. He was replying to a question from reporters on alleged police restrictions to actor Vijay's political party TVK's first public meeting in Vikravandi.

Police warn of online cracker sale fraud

THE Tamil Nadu police's cyber crime wing has warned people to beware of an online cracker sale fraud wherein dubious websites offer crackers at discounted rates but later abscond with the money.

Assembly session live telecast only after ensuring decorum: Speaker

ASSEMBLY Speaker M Appavu has said live telecasting of house sessions, as promised by the DMK in its electoral manifesto, will be possible only after ensuring that MLAs refrain from using unparliamentary language.

TN writes to S rly, seeks spl trains for Deepavali

AFTER analysing transport demand from previous years during Deepavali, the state transport department has requested the Southern Railway to operate special trains from Chennai to Thanjavur, Nagercoil and Madurai on October 29 in the evening and on October 30 in the morning.

Delivery video: Police complaint filed against doc, YouTuber Irfan

A show cause notice has been issued to YouTuber Irfan, who cut the umbilical cord of his newborn, and a police complaint was filed against him and the doctor for permitting non-medical persons inside the operation theatre at a private hospital in Chennai, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said on Tuesday.

NGO alleges land grab by min's kin; firm 'owned by' sons slaps legal notice

ANTI-CORRUPTION NGO Arappor Iyakkam on Tuesday alleged Dairy Minister RS Rajakannappan's family of grabbing close to five acres of government land in a prime location near Alandur metro station on GST Road, worth approximately ₹411 crore in the market. It sent a complaint to the DVAC demanding action against the minister.

CM slams EPS, says DMK's popularity intact, party will win '26 election too

Palaniswami mortgaged TN's honour, AIADMK's support too declined under him, says Stalin

Buy Deepavali kits for ₹499 at Amudham shops

IN an attempt to control price hikes of essential items in the open market, the Food Department on Tuesday introduced the Amudham Plus grocery kit, weighing 3.8 kg and priced at ₹499.

By & for women: 250 pink autos to hit city

THE state government will partially fund 'pink autorickshaws' that will be operated by women in Chennai to ensure the safe travel of women and children.

Three held for assaulting guard at Mamallapuram

The Mamallapuram police arrested three people, including two women, on Tuesday on charges of assaulting a private security person at the entrance of Pancha Rathas in Mamallapuram on Sunday evening.

No seizures, cattle have free run in Tambaram corpn

STRAY cattle continue to have a free run in areas under Tambaram corporation as the civic body suspended fines and seizures since June, according to official sources. Up until June this year, 348 stray cattle were captured, following which the drive was put on hold owing to 'practical difficulties' which include lack of manpower.

NRHM nurses eligible for paid maternity leave

CHENNAI: Ruling that the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 prevails over the contractual conditions, the Madras High Court has held that nurses appointed for the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) are eligible for 270 days of paid leave for maternity.

TRB directed to fix qualification for spl edu teachers

EXPRESSING concern over the mounting vacancies for special education teachers in government-aided and recognised schools in the state under the Inclusive Education for the Disabled in Secondary Stage (IEDSS), the Madras High Court has directed the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) to prescribe qualifications for recruitment in accordance with the guide-

Lower courts, cops asked to peruse each other's reports

Noting a huge difference in the data furnished by the lower courts and the police relating to the filing of charge sheets and committal of cases in lower courts, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday directed both sides to peruse each other's reports and submit their remarks before October 25.

Coimbatore NGO keeps injured monkey as pet in ABC centre

AN injured baby Bonnet Macaque, rescued from Vellore about 10 months back, was found housed as a pet in the Coimbatore city corporation's Animal Birth Control (ABC) centre run by local NGO Prani Mithran, illegally.

TN to set up war room to prevent maternal deaths

Decision taken during first task force meeting; 74% deaths occurred during postnatal period

Fake PSTM certs: HC permits DVAC to search varsities if docus are denied

EXPRESSING displeasure over the non-cooperation of four varsities in the investigation being conducted by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) into the alleged issuance of fake Persons Studied under Tamil Medium (PSTM) certificates, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court permitted the investigation agency to expand the scope of the probe and add those who are suppressing material documents as offenders in the case.

Meet on Waqf turns ugly as TMC member smashes bottle

THE meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill witnessed high-voltage drama on Tuesday as Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee smashed a glass bottle during a heated exchange of words with BJP member and former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, injuring himself in the process.

Solar scheme fails to shine in TN, only 18K applicants in six months

THE installation of domestic rooftop solar plants under the PM Surya Ghar Scheme in Tamil Nadu is facing poor response from consumers with only 70,122 registering for the scheme and just 18,032 applications submitted so far.

MODI, XI TALKS TODAY

● Bilateral dialogue before BRICS Summit opens at Russia's Kazan, says government ● Need to restore mutual trust to go back to status quo ante: Army Chief Gen Dwivedi

Appoint nodal officer for better PMLA probes, ED tells TN police

Official sources said a proposal has been sent to the Tamil Nadu government for appointing a nodal officer. Since TN police doesn't have a nodal officer, the ED relies on open sources and media reports to launch money laundering investigations, sources said.

NIA probe ordered as LeT wing claims responsibility for Ganderbal strikes

THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has handed over the probe into the attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, in which a doctor and six migrant workers were killed late on Sunday evening, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), as a four-member-team has left for the Union Territory (UT), sources said on Monday.

'VPN chaining making task of agencies difficult in hoax bomb threat calls'

THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has stepped in to deal with the spate of hoax bomb threats to the airlines last week with Home Secretary Govind Monhan on Monday meeting top officials of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).

SC restrains states, UTs from acting on NCPCR move to close madrasas

THE SC on Monday stayed the recent orders of UP and Tripura governments which directed that all students in unrecognised madrasas and non-Muslim students studying in government-aided madrasas be shifted to government schools.

Rajasthan BJP faces internal strife over distribution of tickets

THE ruling BJP in Rajasthan is facing internal strife following the announcement of candidates for six out of seven assembly seats where by-elections will be held on November 13.

Raut meets Shah, denies joining hands with BJP

GRIPPED by a fear of loss in its seat-share talks with Congress a day after letting it be known that it was nursing extreme ideas about its MVA association in Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena appeared to move back from the brink. Then, on Monday, it turned to BJP to reinforce its MVA cover with Sanjay Raut going some length to dismiss his reported meeting with Union minister Amit Shah.

Decks cleared for grand Simhastha-'28 in Ujjain

CHIEF Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday announced a comprehensive plan which will allow the 13 akharas and other sadhus and sanyasis to build permanent ashrams in Madhya Pradesh's holy city, Ujjain, on the lines of Haridwar.

Another senior cop shunted for failing to reach Bahraich communal clash site

ACTIONS against police officials of the trouble-torn central UP district of Bahraich, which witnessed communal conflagration resulting in the loss of life on October 13 and 14, continued on Monday with the removal of the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (Rural) Pavitra Mohan Tripathi.